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News & Videos
Press
- Agency Reaches Out to LGBTs with Disabilities, Bay Area Reporter, 05/06/2010
- California Report Health Dialogs: 1) Care & Developmental Disabilities 2) The Arc’s “We Gotta Dance”, KQED, 04/22/2010
- Cindy Lam’s “Ransom Note” Art, SF Chronicle/SF Gate, 02/14/2010
- California Service Crisis, PBS NewsHour Report with Jim Lehrer, 07/14/2009
Newsletters
Monthly E-Newsletters
- Friends of The Arc, August 2010 (PDF)
- Friends of The Arc, July 2010 (PDF)
- Friends of The Arc, May 2010 (PDF)
- Friends of The Arc, April 2010 (PDF)
- Friends of The Arc, March 2010 (PDF)
Quarterly Newsletter
What's New
- WorkLife Awards 2010 Client Nomination Form (URL), 08/13/2010
- Parents in Partnership: August Newsletter, “Having Fun” (PDF), 06/30/2010
- Turning Point Spring-Summer Issue (PDF), 06/15/2010
News from The Arc
- Parents in Partnership Newsletter, July 2010 (PDF), 08/06/2010
- The Arc US Disability Policy Seminar: FY2011 Budget (PDF), 04/27/2010
- “Art of Different Shapes Show” Photos (PDF), 04/01/2010
- Arc Advocates Fired Up on Day of Action, March 4, 2010 (PDF), 03/09/2010
Highlights
- “My Hardest Workers”—Interview at The Sequoias, 06/17/2010
- Jeff Robertson has a Cause for Giving, 02/02/2010
- On Top of Affordable Housing: John Stewart, 12/01/2009
- A Profile in Health Care Reform, 07/28/2009
Videos
Road Trip to the Awards (00:01:19)
Arc clients make the trip to receive Focus Film Festival’s Spirit of the Festival Award for their documentary “Independence.”
(Click here.)
WorkLife Awards 2009 (00:08:19)
A celebration of the work and life achievements of our clients and the outstanding businesses who employ them.
(Click here.)
“Don’t Dis-COUNT Us” Self-Advocacy Conference, 9/09 (02:22)
Clients make the most of San Francisco’s 13th annual self-advocacy conference. (Click here.)
Wanted: A Life of My Own, 9/09 (00:09:39)
This video highlights the struggles on the road to independence by people with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities. Shot by client-filmmakers from The Arc of San Francisco.
(Click here.)
Ordinary to Extraordinary Fashion Show, The Arc’s ArtReach Studios, 4/09 (2:12)
Green fashions hit the runway at ArtReach. (Click here.)
Independence, by Clients of The Arc of San Francisco, 4/08 (12:15)
Documentary by clients explores being independent through interviews and commentary. (Click here.)
SF Giants and Clients of The Arc PSA, 3/08 (0:43)
Hiring talented clients of The Arc is a win-win for the San Francisco Giants and your business, too. (Click here.)
All Things Connect, 9/08 (4:03)
Evolve, 9/06 (9:31)
100 Jobs in 100 Days PSA, 6/05 (0:42)
Our Mission, 2/04 (0:45)
The Power Of Can, 9/03 (9:18)
The “R” Word (00:01:00)
Spotlights
Tony’s Hookups Slammin’ Jammin’ Party (00:02:47)
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Tony’s Hookups Slammin’ Jammin’ Party!
Members of Tony’s Hookups hang out and have some karaoke-bingo-dance-party fun.
Having Fun! (00:03:44)
Client-created short on the importance of making your own fun.
Emergency Response Client Video (00:07:28)
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What to Do, Where to Go
Band practice is interrupted by an earthquake! Follow the group as they make their escape to safety in this client-created docu-drama that shows us how to respond.
Don’t Dis-COUNT Us Out! (00:01:23)
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Speaking Up!
Clients made the most of San Francisco’s 13th Annual Self-Advocacy Conference, a full day of workshops and breakout sessions, plus a little r&r and entertainment. See if you recognize anyone you know in these clips!
Clinton’s Literary Class Graduation 6/2009 (00:01:23)
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Clinton Rutland and other clients from The Arc celebrate graduation from Literacy Class with their tutors and friends from Episcopal Community Services.